Software Engineer, Fintech (Remote)

ABOUT THE JOB:Do you want to make a substantial impact on the future of Hopper's travel technology? We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Fintech team and help us innovate the evolution of travel selling and booking technology. Fintech contributes to 70% of the company's overall revenue, and as a Software Engineer, you will be directly responsible for crafting, implementing, and deploying the sophisticated backend systems that power Hopper’s award-winning user experience.
We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our team to help us with experiment creation, implementation, MVP development, and development roadmapping.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: • Work on products crafted to make travel easier to book and stress-free!• Quickly prototype new insights and run experiments to identify features that users love.• Influence the technical direction of the team and the strategic direction of the product• Be empowered to drive innovation for our Fintech products• Iterating on features in an agile manner using Scala and technologies like GCP, Kafka, BigQuery, BigTable, HBase, Cloud SQL among others (no prior experience required). • Collaborate with a diverse group of people across Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Leadership, executing on big opportunities and helping Hopper rise to the top of the travel industry!AN IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS: • A proven ability to build prototypes and take a data-driven approach to product development, testing and measuring new ideas very quickly.• The ability to work with minimal guidance, be proactive and to handle uncertainty, ambiguity and the challenge of quickly evolving goals• 2+ years of experience growing in dynamic backend environments, delivering user experience at scale.• A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability.• Excels in multi-functional teams, working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Mobile Engineers, and other highly skilled specialists.• A passionate focus on quality, writing testable code that performs well for our consumers. BENEFITS:
• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options• Unlimited PTO• WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend• Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business• Open communication with management and company leadership• Dynamic and entrepreneurial team where pushing limits is everyday business• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance plans
MORE ABOUT HOPPER

At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the world’s best — and most fun — place to book travel. By leveraging massive amounts of data, advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to help customers spend less and travel better. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the app has been downloaded nearly 80 million times and continues to gain market share globally.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
- Hopper sold around $4 billion in travel and travel fintech in 2022, up nearly 3X over 2021. In 2022, Hopper increased its revenue 2.5X year-over year.
- The company’s bespoke fintech products, such as Flight Disruption Guarantee and Price Freeze, now represent 30-40% of Hopper’s total app revenue. 
- Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud in late 2021. Through this partnership program, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory. As its first Hopper Cloud partnership,
- Hopper partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders.
- Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company four years in a row, Hopper has been downloaded over 80 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. 
- Hopper has raised over $700 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace. 
Come take off with us!